Penang Private Tour and Culinary Tour

Our award-winning tour has been featured on US, Singapore, Philippines, and other regional media and magazines below.

Rasa Malaysia Penang Private Tour and Culinary Tour is catered specifically to foreign tourists and visitors, as well as local tourists from Singapore and Asian countries. Unlike other packaged tours with a van that loads and unloads visitors at various tourist traps, Penang Private Tour is the ONLY tour company that offers customized itinerary with a friendly driver, in a licensed mini van (new and with air-condition) with proper insurance coverage. Send an email to [email protected] now to learn more about our tour programs and rates. Our guide speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay/Indonesian, and our award-winning services have been featured on Singapore’s SilkAir magazine, Budget Travel Magazine, USA, Leisure + Adventure Travel, Philippines, Next Magazine, Singapore, and TODAYonline. For the glowing reviews from previous guests, scroll down to the comments section.

TOUR PACKAGES: .

Penang Private Tour—a 9-hour day tour to the best sights and places of interests in Penang.

Our award-winning Rasa Malaysia Penang Culinary Tour (as featured on SilkAir and Budget Travel USA) takes you to sample the best street food, traditional restaurants and hidden gems known only to the locals. You will get to sample the world famous Penang hawker food, visiting spice mill, soy sauce, and “belacan” (shrimp paste) factories, wet market, food culture tour, and more! We also offer Nyonya Food Culinary Tour with the focus on Nyonya and Peranakan food, legacy, and heritage. Click the photo album above to view the delicious Penang food.

.

PENANG FIREFLY TOUR

Penang Firefly Tourtakes you on an excursion to a serene riverbank with mangrove trees—the natural habitat of firefly. Watch ten of thousands of fireflies flickering and dancing in front of your eyes, lighting up the mangrove trees like Christmas trees while you cruise along the river enjoying the peaceful and serene nature. You’ll be amazed—and mesmerized—by the synchronized flashes of light gently hovering over the mangrove trees. A must-see for nature lovers.

.

PENANG DURIAN TOUR

Our Penang Durian Tour will take you on an adventurous journey into private durian orchards in Balik Pulau. The tour is both educational and fun, where you get to sample the freshest and most delicious durians that have just fallen off the trees, try out the different award-winning Penang durians, and learn more about “the KING of fruits.” Penang Durian Tour also covers other exotic tropical fruit orchards such as nutmeg, ampla (ambula), and more. While in Balik Pulau, you will also take in the spectacular and serene nature, vistas, and scenary, with a stop-over to sample the famous Penang Assam Laksa. All in all, you will have a pleasant and enjoyable time with us.

If you wish to tour Penang with a knowledgeable and friendly local guide for sightseeing, food, nature, culture, or need someone to drive you around, please contact us at [email protected] for our tour programs and rates. Rates depend on the number of people in your group or the size of vehicle used. To check the glowing reviews and testimonials from our previous customers, scroll down to the comments section.

Penang is red hot! I have read about Penang quite a bit in magazines and newspapers lately. I am an American and would love to visit Penang (and Malaysia) someday. Thanks for putting together a trusted Penang private tour and culinary tour service. I hope to try out the food you introduced on your blog.

I’ve never been a big fan of those packaged tours, but I think the best way to see a place is with a local. This sounds fantastic! I’ve definitely been wanting to see more of SE Asia and Penang is high on the list.

Thanks for your interest in Penang and the private tour/culinary tour service. Penang is a gem. Born and raised in Penang, I still find it amazing and keep learning more about it. Penang has it all, really, and it’s waiting for your discovery. :)

I emailed you a week ago asking if you were available for a culinary tour on 26th or 27th December. But I never received a reply. I know this message board is just for comments, but if you see this message can you get in contact on [email protected]

I just came back from a trip to SEAsia and stopped in Georgetown for a few days. Its a great place to visit and I highly recommend it. My hotel was a stone’s throw from both the new “New World” food court as well as the one next to the Cheong Fatt Tze mansion. New World was great for an afternoon meal but the one by the Cheong Fatt Tze mansion was definitely the place to go at night for “finger foods”.

There was also a fantastic kedai kopi place on Jalan Burma (?) with all kinds of roti and curries.

My only complaint is that accommodations there can be expensive (from a Southeast Asian standpoint). Unless you are staying at one of the backpacker hovels, a reasonably nice place is about twice as expensive as a hotel with a similar level of quality in Thailand.

Having said that, I still really enjoy Penang. I hadn’t been there in over 12 years and it was great to see that the historic part of town has maintained its character. Its a great area to roam around, take photos, and enjoy the scenery and people.

As if I needed another reason to to finally visit Malaysia! This is fantastic Bee! When I finally do make it there I’ll definitely be letting you know…this is the type of tour I would love to go to, as opposed to the usual generic ones…especially knowing how confident I am in your ability to find the best places to eat! :)

My Taste Heaven – yes, Penang absolutely rocks and it’s one of the must-visit places of 2009, according to the New York Times!

Mr. T – Thanks for visiting Penang. In regards to accomodations, yes, it’s more expensive compared to Thailand because land is scarce in Penang island as you know. However, with so many hidden treasures, great good, and cultural gems, it’s all worth it. :)

Hi Scott – Going to Penang is very affordable with British pound. Do check out travel deals from Malaysia airlines and you never know, you and your family might be on your way to Penang soon.

Ally – Thank you. If you have friends coming to Penang, we will be more than happy to take good care of your friends on your behalf.

ChichaJo – you just have to come. The next time I am home, I will let you know so you can come. Or I can personally organize this private and culinary tour myself and take you guys around. It’s very possible.

MyF – sure, you are more than happy to join as our tour guide. I think it will be great. :)

My husband and I just got back from a fabulous trip to Penang! Thanks to Bee who tailored an itinerary based on what we wanted to see, do and eat! It was no less than Bee’s impeccably mannered and knowledgeable brother, CK who took us around and found the best places for us to sample glorious Penang food! We would have had CK for the whole trip if we could have afforded it :) On the whole, their personalized service came out to be more both time and cost effective vs. doing all the things we wanted to do on our own. We covered a lot of ground but were also free to roam as and when we wanted.

We chose Penang as a holiday destination because of its food, culture and heritage, nature trails, the beach and got more than we expected–the people are very warm and welcoming–we met several locals (including a Baba!) and we hope to be able to nurture these newfound friendships. To top it off, we came at the start of the Chinese New Year and so we were able to witness some of the events and merriment that took place. Penang really deserves its spot on the list of the NYT places to go in 2009! If you are planning a trip to the tropics, make it Penang, then place yourselves in the capable hands of Bee and CK—you won’t regret it! :)

We recently toured Penang with this private tour and culinary tour service and were very happy with the tour. The two-day tours were excellent, fun and very-very interesting!

And thank you very much for your culinary tour! We got to sample the famous Penang food and eventually we came to appreciate Malaysian food a lot! We also really liked the coffee shop near our hotel the guides had recommendeded (with fresh seafood every evening)! Very fresh, very tasty and cheap! We wouldn’t have found such a fine local restaurant ourselves.

Thank you very much! We missed the spicy, fresh and very tasty dishes that we had tried in Penang!

All in all though, we strongly recommend this private tour if you want to experience Penang with a friendly local guide and get the authentic local experiences.

We recently joined this private tour when my cruise ship docked in Penang and absolutely loved it and strongly recommend it. The local guide CK is very friendly and took us to all the local places. It’s great to experience the real Penang rather than the “packaged tour” Penang for foreign tourists. We also got to sample the freshest coconut water in this small alley where a local Indian-Malaysian runs his coconut trading business. We’d never seen so many fresh coconuts. After that, we tried out some delicious local “hawker food” at this old restaurant/shop where we were the only two white people around!

We enjoyed the Penang tour so much and only wished that our cruise ship didn’t have to leave so soon. We will be back for sure.

Yeay!!.. Great way to promote Penang.. I miss Penang too…!! Miss it so much even though, I’ve just been in the US for a little over a year.. Being a Penangnite myself, Rasa Malaysia’s tour package sounds just as interesting..! :) I wish more people will come to appreciate all that Penang has to offer and love it more..! Good Luck Rasa Malaysia.. You’re really great! Thank you so much for all the wonderful Penang recipes.. :)

Sometimes, it was sweltering hot. Then, it would rain cats and dogs. But, I have to say having Jenny, Bee’s sister-in-law showing us around her Penang was really a blessing. She was kind, generous and always patient. So while, our planned tour did not always go…as planned, have Jenny to guide us around more than made up for it.

Oh about the food, it is everything they say it is. Any serious foodie should find his or her way to Penang as soon as possible. I suggest asking Bee to take you off the tourist beaten track and eat where the locals go. I swear the food was not only delectable, it was impossibly cheap – by any standard. I know I missed a lot. So, I’m hoping I’ll find a reason to return — or failing at that, I’ll just make up one…

I would like to thank you and CK (the guide) for making my visit to Penang so memorable. You created the perfect itinerary for me, and CK was an outstanding guide. As a longtime resident of Penang, he has an extraordinary knowledge of the local food culture. He took me to places that I never would have found on my own, and he introduced me to a wide variety of Chinese, Malay, and Indian dishes that I had never experienced before. I cannot wait to return to Penang and rediscover it all again.

Thanks for Mr. C.K. Low arranged me a one day private tour to see the must-go places, because I had a short stay only in Penang, He is professional and very familiar with his home town history. He is not only a tour guide because he even help me to get an idea to find a business supplier. Rasa Malaysia, keep going!!!

I am just writing to convey our thanks to CK for his fantastic tour of Penang. It was a very memorable experience and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to see the real Penang, slightly off the beaten track. The fact you were able to accommodate us at such short notice was impressive, and CK was fabulous as a guide, his local knowledge of areas of beauty, local foods and places to eat as well as the history of Penang made it a very personal experience and his time and enthusiasm were well appreciated. The food was amazing especially the Dimsum and the Laksa, and it is something that will remain with us for a very long time. I am so very glad we were able to do this during our much too short a visit and I am looking forward to visiting Penang again in the not too distant future.

I would like to take this for thanks to CK for our group of private tour as driver and tour guild(9 persons). He is good for introduce of Penang & local food to us . Let us know of culture of Penang & foods. Good idea to take a private tour at Penang with CK.

have just returned from 3wk holiday around malaysia,and one of the highlights has been our 2 day tour in Penang,thanks mainly to Bee and CK.Bee was great to deal with via e-mail,always replying promptly and making suggestions to improve our stay.Our guide,Ck was fantastic-we would have only seen a fraction without him.He was extremely helpful and full of suggestions that made our stay special.We particularly enjoyed-the walk through Penang National Park to see monkeys and baby turtles;the visit to the traditional soy sauce factory;lunch at Shanghai Ding dim sum restaurant (must try the Pokey Mouse!!!);sampling hawker food (especially Laksa);watching the sunset at Batu Ferrenghi while our teenagers para-glided over the sea and of course all the wonderful temples. We felt the tour was very good value for money and it was lovely to escape the heat and humidity and be transported around in a comfortable air conditioned car!.Be warned-the suggested plans are very intensive and the temperature is very high but you get to see such a lot-a five star experience

Thank you for arranging our Penang tour with CK. He is a great guide and took us to few local food stalls that we really enjoyed ourselves. I think you have done a great job together with CK and will definitely recommend your services to friends and clients who plan to visit Penang!

The tours offered sound great. They cover pretty much what I’ve seen of Penang last year, The added knowledge of local food is a great plus though, and i would have gladly completed my own visit by a day of food tour had I known about it!…

anyway, i took a 3 day trip to penang last september 2009. booked 2 day tours with rasa malaysia (thanks bee for answering all my questions and giving me prompt reply)

penang is very interesting. the place is quite compact for anything and everything you want to experience. I like it better than Kuala lumpur…hehe..

i would like to thank CK for the wonderful tour, i learned a lot of interesting info.

the highlights for me are the hawker food he made me try, the soy sauce factory, the dim sum, the chinese doughnuts, CK feeding the monkey while i took the pictures, the temples and more temples we went…

there are still a lot of nook and crannies of penang i would love to go to if i have the chance to come back.

i would definitely come back. hope i can bring my family with me next year….

We really thank to CK who accompanied us around Penang during our holiday end of September. It’s a private tour with my parents and family – 6 persons. The tour is really highly recommended to friends and families who want a trip to Penang. Penang is a beautiful city and has a lot of interesting places. The food is really tasteful ; ‘Shanghai Ding’ and Penang Peranakan Food are outstanding and have affordable price. Thanks also to Bee who is really helpful and quick replying my questions. Thanks again and hope to see you again soon.

It’s so interesting n very exciting to see /read all the comments reg yr pg private tour together with CK. Wow! your rasa malaysia blog is so well connected and linked to CK’s private pg tour to CKean’s dim sum, Superb!!!!! I’ll explain in much clearer details to Ah Kor so that she’s so much more happier and 辛福 that all your siblings are so united and care among one another. I am very touched by your interview with Kwong Wah. Hopefully u are able to email me with this new hotmail id. My very best wishes to you.

interesting tour…might consider taking this tour after discussing with my mom…after flying so much around the globe, the only place i truely want to see is Malaysia, still…looking forward to go to penang already =p

Dear Bee & CK, We had a wonderful time going around Penang last sunday 01/11/2009. Now I can proudly say that I have tasted Penang food in Penang. All the stops we had for food were timely and coordinated. The asam laksa at Air Hitam was so good, we ordered extra bowls of them. Thanks for a delicious trip.

Hi CK, Just a note to thank you for the wonderful time we had in Penang especially the 1 day journey ( 1st Nov 2009 ) we had going thru all the many interesting places you have arranged in the tour package. Most of all, we had a fantastic time trying out all the local food centres with the best hawker food/delicacies that is offered in Penang.. I believe our intentions for visiting Penang is complete…. We certainly had a memorable time with your fine services… Thank You,. From Alfred, Richard and families..

Alfred – thanks for your kind note. We are very happy you enjoyed our tour. You will have to come back again soon because there are too many great local food that we wanted to share with you. See you soon!

I have spent a 3 days tour with CK in early Nov 09 and I was impressed with his knowledge of where the authentic good Penang food are, which is usually located “off the beaten tracks”. I still miss the Balik Pulau Assam Lemak Laksa, which my family ordered extra bowls, the push cart chendul where ‘Phua Chu Kang’ also patronaged, the Shanghai Ding unique dim sum and the ‘Tau Sa Bia’ (a type of chinese pastry) from the one and only shop ‘Him Heang’ in Penang. CK also went the extra mile to bring us for some shopping spree in town and patiently waited for us beyond the planned schedule so that we can returned to our hotel in Batu Ferringhi conveniently. This is definitely a added convenience when I was bringing my two aged parents around.

Overall, I have a comprehensive experiences of Penang, which is reflected in my recently completed photo albums, which can be broadly categorised into 4 themes: 1. Heritage Penang 2. Religious Penang 3. Nature Penang 4. Food Haven Penang Thank you to Rasa Malaysia, esp CK for making these experiences possible.

We’ll we’re back, albeit a bit jet lagged. I thought I would drop you a quick note to thank you, and CK, for the two wonderful days in Penang. I don’t think think things could have worked out better! You brother is a wonderful guide and a real gentleman. I don’t think he let an opportunity pass to make us feel comfortable. Nothing was too much! I hope he felt the same way about us. I was looking around your website because I wanted to post a few positive review regarding our trip, but couldn’t find the section. (I’m sure I saw it before…) Again, thanks very much for all your work. Ria and I plan to stay in touch with you, so we can enlist your help for our next trip to South East Asia. If any of our friends are travelling to the region you may rest assured we will give them your email address.

Hi, just wanted to leave a few positive comments about our Penang Tour with Rasa Malaysia. cK is great! He’s very polite and patient. I can see my parents and in-laws enjoyed themselves very much throughout the trip. It is definitely the highlight of our trip. Thanks very much :)

Our family of four have been on a non-stop eating fest since arriving in Penang 4 days ago. Having heard and read so much about Penang’s gastronomic heritage we decided on this trip to Malaysia that we would make a trip specially to Penang to enjoy its local cuisine. And its not food only, Penang offers great cultural heritage, old world Anglo Chinese architecture and genuinely friendly English speaking locals.

One such local was our tour guide CK. Our gastro-tour took place two days ago. And what a day it turned out to be!

Our day began with a mid morning trip to Pulau Tikus wet market. There we walked through corridors where stall holders were selling all manner of local market produce – fruits, vegetables, meat, cooked food etc etc. If food hygiene is your thing, you’d better close your eyes. CK took us to a couple of vendors selling Nyonya cakes (of course we bought some!) and then to a local “coffee shop” (more like a corner café) where we plunged into our first meal of the day – Char Kway Teow and Curry Mee being served up by stallholders located outside the cafe. Without doubt these were among the best versions of these dishes I’d ever tasted in my life. CK knew his stuff, no doubt.

Aside from tasting local food, our tour also focused on Penang’s cultural heritage. CK took drove us past the various ethnic quarters within old Penang (now UNESCO listed). These ethnic quarters covered various Chinese, Malay, Indian and Anglo socio-economic groups in Penang. If you love Anglo Chinese architecture, old Penang is a must. While many are in bad repair, a city wide restoration program is in progress to bring back many of its streets back to their former glory. We also visited the Khoo Kong Si clanhouse and marvelled at the history and wealth of this clan, spanning the past two hundred years. Another highlight was the Peranakan Mansion tour – another historic insight into the lives of local Peranakans.

The culinary highlight of our day was lunch at an authentic Peranakan restaurant run by a fourth generation Nyonya lady and her family. Between the four of us, we sampled some nine Nyonya dishes! Some were familiar to me while the others were new. In all, the flavours, textures and attention to detail made our lunch quite memorable. You’d think we hadn’t eaten all day! Another must go to place when we visit Penang again!

So, CK thank you for making our Penang experience so special. You are indeed a great guide and very knowledgeable at what you do. RS

I must say I do miss Penang so much indeed, the people, food and just the whole atmosphere in Penang. I was back last year after more than 10 years of absence. The ‘Hokkein’, feel so at home indeed. Sad to say that I am back home now. I may visit Penang one day again, afterall, I was the peranakan from Penang. It is of much privilege and lucky for those who live in Penang, my old home town. :)

My wife, Cheryl and I had a great time in Penang last month (December). We were so glad that we took your family’s Penang tour as it helped us see so many places in a short time. We especially loved the historical clan houses there.

We had a great time in Penang, thanks so much to you guys! We definitely want to come back to Penang in June for Durians…

After the tour during which we stuffed ourselves while CK was watching, we took a rest and a walk before heading out to New Lane for the hawker food. As you guys suggested, we had our Ark Dui Mee Sua, which was excellent! Lulu was very happy about that. We then had the Beef Kway Teo soup, otak-otak and satays!

Nyonya Breeze was very good and we liked the sambal goreng and the salad with Apple and celery very much.

We’ll still thinking about all the food we had and are hungry for more.

I just wanted to let you know what a wonderful time we had with CK last month in Penang! Everything worked out perfectly for the 3 days he was with us. We ate some great food, especially at the Nyonya restaurant he took us to. He was so kind and patient. We will always have great memories of Penang because of the experiences he shared with us! Thank you so much for your assistance with making the arrangements! Take care.

This was the most amazing day…… sampling the culinary and historical highlights of Penang with CK’s local knowledge was something that will live long in my memories….. I can not recommend this experience highly enough. My son & I had the time of our life.

I’m back to work again after a long holiday in Penang. Thank you once again for arranging everything, for my trip, and honestly, CK is a very nice man, can you please say thank you to him. I did really enjoy the trip very much so as my friends.

Please let CK know that that we had a wonderful time with him all day!! The food and sites were great!! We really enjoyed CK and his car. His knowledge on Penang was exceptional! The Food was so tasty where ever he took us!! Thank you so much!

Bee please tell CK that we had a wonderful time with our 12hr tour that consisted of culinary and site seeing. it was basically a 2 day tour combined into one. Thank you for customizing a private tour with in our schedules. The local food was great! Nyonya laksa is the best and the hakka food is to die for!! wish we can bring some back home with us!! CK was very helpful and knowlegable with all aspects of Penang. And since he can speak in many languages, it was easy to communicate with him and understand the culture. This was a great tour package and we will be back again!!!

We just came back from a 3 days tour in Penang. We would like to take this opportunity to thanks to our tour guide Mr C.K. Low. He is a wonderful and passionate tour guide which is hard to come by. He has been very helpful and patience throughout the trip. He took us to their local food stalls and markets that we really enjoyed ourselves. So far, he is the best tour guide which we ever met. This has made our Penang experience so special and memorable. We will definitely recommend your services to our friends who plan to visit Penang! Once again, Thank You!!!

We took a tour with CK as our guide and would like to say thank you. My family and I had a great day as the tour was tailored to the our needs. We enjoyed the sightseeing, food plus the durian orchard. Our compliments to CK who was knowledgeable, gentle and patient which made the tour interesting and relaxing. Good job, CK.

we 4 adaut 2kids wants join the penang day tour。 on 2 auguest。 how much is the prices, and do you have any contact number? how about pulau payar, do you have this tour? Do you have lankawi package of 3 days?

I’m from Kuala Lumpur and i’ve also wanted to go on a food eating marathon in Penang but in need of some guidance to where to go. Most probably I will be visiting Penang in mid July (date to be confirm later) There will be only my fiance and myself..we want to try everything local.please tell me what kind of tours to you have to offer? A 9 hour tour seems too hectic for me…can it be broken into two parts? Two days?A speedy reply would be most appreciated.

We would like to have Penang Durian Tour and food Tour in July…is there any package or Tour in July for 4 – 6 persons?? is the 3 days tour enough to cover visiting of the Durian or food tour? please list the itenery for us… tons of thanks

We enjoyed very much on our recent trip to Penang. Your tour guide was very good, explained very well, and take good care of our old folks. I will recommend Rasa Malaysia to all my friends and I already posted it on my Facebook.

Got back a couple of hours ago from the tour with CK. I am so glad we did it. :) CK is such a great guide and a wonderful person. He was very informative and helpful. We had a GREAT day with him and would definitely recommend him to anyone!

I just wanted to say “Thank You!” to CK for arranging such a wonderful tour for us. We really enjoyed meeting CK and seeing the island with him. I got to eat some durians at Balik Pulau so was very happy! Please pass on our thanks to CK.

I am back to my office work today after touring in Malaysia! The trip we had in Penang was very fine! Your guide was very cooperative & adjusting with our requests / requirements! Thanks a lot again & we will look forward such tours in Malaysia with your services in near future!

Thank you for arranging the wonderful trip with CK. Our group enjoyed the trip very much. This is our first trip to Penang, the guide has made it a memorable trip to us. He has brought us around Penang. He is being a cooperative, flexible, knowledgeable and friendly tour guide.Thank you very much. We will highly recommend your tour to our friends.

Used to go to Penang every year as a child.. There is a cafe called “The Poker Cafe” on Batu Ferringhi beach, just behind the Shangra-La Golden Sands hotel. THE BEST food from what i remember. and SO cheap!! I LOVE PENANG!!!

On behalf of the four of us, the Duggans of Hong Kong and the Patersons of South Australia we would like to congratulate your company on providing us with such a good and obliging driver and guide on Sunday 8th August, who happily altered the itinerary to enable us to see the things that mattered to us. The guide was solicitious of my well being, helped me into and out of the car, made sure that we had a nice meal, found us in the crowd at lunchtime, never put us in danger of traffic snarls or parking hassles. Both Neil and I had very bad chest infections and so were not able to venture far at some stops. Your guide was indeed a real gentleman and we appreciated his knowledge and interest in us.

We have been back from Penang almost 3 weeks, I must say thank you for taking us around Penang, although it was only 1 day, we did enjoy the trip very much, espcially the Nyonya Food, and the trip in China town, Little India, etc…all these beautiful places which brought us a good memories, your guide is a gentleman and a good tourist guide too, I shall introduce your services to my friends next time, so all the best to you and to Cheong………..Esther & family.

Hello. I am going to penang on Oct.29 and staying there for one week. I am thinking about one or two days tour. Maybe full day and night tour. Please let me know places you go for”3.Day & night tour” and how much you charge? And I am on my own. Is there minimum number of people for the tour?

If there is more time ; Tropical fruit farm and waterfall hike Balik Pulau tour and scenic view Trying“ikan bakar”. Botanical Garden National Park Jusco Ferry cross the water from butterworth to penang

Myself & my family will be heading to Penang during the soon to come school holidays, we are thinking of taking your tours for 2 days. However before we proceed, I have a few questions to ask ; Is your Private Tour a legal tour and are your company a member of MATTA ?

The reason I ask is in Penang there are dozen of SAPU TOURS using normal car to ferry customer around and it is so risky and dangerous.

We just came back from our little holiday and want to thank you for the fabulous tour which you provided for us. Our guide is so lovely, patient, super knowledgeable and fantastic with little ones. He’s gone above and beyond any expectations (he even dropped our laundry off to the laundromat for us!). It was two long working days for him, but for me, it was 2 unforgetables days of Penang. Fabulous food, friendly people. We’ll be back for sure! Denise – Sydney, Australia

Rasa Malaysia, thank you for a job well done ! This is our 3rd time in this beautiful island called “Penang” and we are very pleased and happy with the ground tour we took with your company on 14th & 16th Oct.2010. Thanks for providing us with a very knowledgeable and service friendly driver cum guide. We will be back in 2011.

Thank you for assigning us to your wonderful guide. He went above and beyond as a driver and tour guide for my husband and me. Having him with us during our visit to Penang made our holiday extra special. On one of our touring days with him, we asked to be dropped off at a hawker center for dinner even though it was raining rather heavily that evening. We happily ate hot bowls of noodles in soup in the covered area of the center, but dreaded going back to the car because we saw from afar that our path back to the car had become flooded. When we were almost done with our meal, the guide showed up to our table with a large umbrella! And he kindly walked us to where he had reparked the car to an elevated area! We were surprised by his thoughtfulness to keep us as dry as possible. He’s a really sweet person. Please let him know that we appreciated his enthusiasm to guide and assist us. Thanks so much.

I am staying in KL but my mum is in Penang. I am interested to know more about Penang like a local does. Do u do pick up from residential? There will be me, a 12years old and a 6 years old boys. Prefer the peranakan heritage, the reclining buddha, the unesco. Please quote for a 2 days tour.

CK’s three day exploration of George Town and the island of Penang satisfied all my culinary and cultural yearnings. Penang is a dreamy place for eaters like me and CK got me right to where I wanted to be–at the table, on sidewalks, in stalls, on the beach and in restaurants.

Patricia Unterman Food Writer, San Francisco Examiner and author of the second edition of the “San Francisco Food Lovers’ Pocket Guide.”

Dear CK, It’s been awhile since my parents trip to Penang, thank you so much to make their trips so enjoyable, they have zero complaints about everything and enjoys everthing in Penang And they are very satisfy with all the hospitality and great friendly feelings all the time with your tourguide I have no doubt to recomend this tour to everyone who plan to visit Penang Wish you well and keep up the good things.

Thank you so much for being our tour guide and we did enjoy a great Round-the-island Private Tour & tasted different delicious local food / fruits (esp. the freshest durian) in Penang.

Impressed me much was your wonderful hospitality and always willing to offer us your warm helping hands. After our day tour, I knew you had another night job, but you still kept a close contact with us and immediately e-mailed me your recommendations on those local restaurants / foodstalls for yummy dishes when you went back home.

My heartful thanks for your accpmpany, perfect arrangement and kind assistance. I have no hesistation to recommend your services to my friends and everyone who plans to visit Penang :D

For sure, next time when I visit Penang, I will join you private tour again. Hope to meet u very soon ^_^

We enjoyed the trip to Feringhi for durian, Pulau Tikus Market for various spices & salted fish, kitchen gadget shops where I bought “Ang Ku Kueh” & “Slad Popiah” molds. We also visited the home where they filmed “Little Nyonya” series. We had some familiar food (my grandma is from Penang) – Chendol, Asam Laksa, Char Hor Fun, Char Kwei tiau, Hey Mie, Oyster omelette, etc, etc. Hard to believe we consumed so much in just a 3 days… I am drooling while writing about it now.

We especially enjoyed the trip to Feringhi for Durian, the durian was so yummy, we also bought dozens of ” Durian Kueh” for friends in Singapore & LA.

All in all it was a memorable weekend in Penang & I have recommended your Tour to my friends & family; we’ll surely contact you again the next time we visit Penang.

We are back to HK for a week and already missing all wonderful things in Penang~~ Thank you so much for your arrangement and many thanks to driver/guide – Alex, he is very very helpful and friendly, he never late when picked up us and took care us very carefully, we had a great and enjoyable trip in Penang, we have no doubt to recomend this tour to everyone who plan to visit Penang. Keep it up ^^

HI CK, Just returned from our holiday today. Just to let you know that those two days we spent with you will always be cherished. My Son took a great liking towards you and I guess you probably get that a lot from other children that join your tours. I can now understand why so many people who have joined your tours speak with great fondness of you here. We will always remember you with great fondness. The great tour of Penang you showed us will always have a lasting impression. Your a true Gentleman and a Scholar. All the Best and may our lives again someday cross each other again.

Thanks for the 1.5 days Tour in Penang. My friend and I were really enjoying it very much. KB is patient in waiting for us as we spent times in some places of interest Also, he is good in recommending and bringing us to taste the local food. I would strongly recommend your company service to my friends or colleagues.

We are very happy with the tour, especially to Alex who is very good. Good care of my parents, our family would like to thank you for giving us a happy holiday. I will come again to Penang and will find you and introduce my friends to your service.

My family and I had a wonderful all day tour with Mr. C K Low. We highly recommend a day trip with this friendly, informative and courteous tour guide. C K went out of his way to make us comfortable and took us to many wonderful Penang sites, where he knew a lot about the history and stories of the area. If you go to Penang then hire C K Low for the day, you won’t regret it!

I am interested on the Firefly Tour. We will be staying at Paradise Sandy Beach Hotel on 9 or 10 Dec. How much does it cost for 2 adults and 3 children ? We have another family of 3 adults and 1 child. What’s the price like ?

I just wanted to say that the Penang Private Tour my in-laws had on the 10th of November 2011 was amazing!! CK, their tour guide was patient, kind and very knowledgeable on Penang history, culture and cuisine. The in-laws were raving about it at the wedding reception. :)

Our daughter, Naomi loves the butterfly farm, the Penang Hill – tram ride, all the yummy food that Alex brought us. After the tour with Alex ended, we spend most of our time at the Pool. We will be back and we will look for you guys again.

Alex was also wonderful and patience, we are happy with all the food recommendation he took us, we wish we had more time in Penang.

Hi, I had booking my flight and Hotel. Tour Packages: Penang Private Tour 9am-6pm at Sunday 5 Feb 2012 A 9-hour day tour to the best sights and places of interests in Penang (for 2 adult) How much will be the cost?

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for providing us such a great tour guides (Alex & James Tan). My family and myself really appreciate what they have done for us especially James Tan who keep my parent company when we do our shopping.

Dear CK, Thank you so much for a wonderful personalised culinary tour of Penang yesterday. We enjoyed your tour immensely – the food and your local knowledge and recommendations made our experience so much better than exploring ourselves. We would highly recommend your tour as a must do if visiting Penang. Best regards, Fiona and Mark Chapman Brisbane, Australia

Greetings from HK. would want to know if you do regular durian farm tour; if so, are there any dates/itinerary with approximate price for 1 day tour. Am thinking of going to Penang this year (June?) with mother and brother (3 pax at the moment, maybe more later) and would like to know the cost and logistics so that I may do planning.

On the 13t July 2102 with a group of 8 adults we were lead by Alex for a 9 hour food tour. We were very pleased with the service. The guide was very friendly AND patient throughout, very flexible arrangement and at the end of the day we extended to another 5 hours of tour the next day where he patiently brought us over to Butterworth through the Penang bridge and back by ferry.

My family and I absolutely loved our trip to penang. The private penang one day tour was really good. Totally worth it. We had Alex to take us around, he did a great job. Was really friendly and nice to hang out with through the day. Thank you rasamalaysia for this memorable experience.

I recently discovered this food site and enjoy it very much. Thank you for that. Married as european to a beautiful woman from Surinam (her grandparents came from Indonesia/Java) I am interested in good and delicious food. Especially the oriental food.

Can you help me with the titles/authors/publishers/ISBN numbers of good cooking books about the Nyonya and Peranakan kitchen?

I looked on the internet to buy some in the Netherlands or Belgium, but no results.

I love these dishes. I wish each was named and described more fully. This food is new to me and I would love learning more. Mi really want to try Laksa. It seems very difficult to make. I will have to find a Malaysian restaurant. Thanks for all the pictures.

We recently joined the tour organized by Rasa Malaysia and had a wonderful tour of Penang. The drive was very polite and the services were very good. We were driven in a licensed tour van (not illegal) and we toured all the places of interests in three days, plus eating at all the best hawker centers, stalls, and restaurants that were recommended. We strongly recommended this tour and don’t even hesitate to hire them for your holidays in Penang.

My wife and I planed to revisit Penang in June 2016. We need to see some interesting places like Penang Hills and famous historical street and few others. We need half day tour for 2 days preferably 27-28. What would be the rate. TQ

Hi, my name is chris lee. I would like to know more about your private tour and your recommendation for 7 peoples on a 5 days tour of Penang and the surrounding areas, We are mandarin speaking. We will be in George town, Penang November 8th.2016. Please also let me know about each recommended tour fee. Looking forward to hear from you. Thank you.

Hi Bee We are 6 to 8 seniors who will be in Kual Lumpur for 5 nights. We plan to visit Penang for 2 to 3 days from Oct 25 to 27. Can you please help us with setting up a tour for my family group? Should we add one more day so that we can visit Langkawi as well?

Hello there! We are a group of family members made up of young children and adults. We have 8 adults and 7 children. We will arrive in Penang on 3rd October, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. and depart Penang on 7th October, 2017.I would be most grateful if you can furnish me with a tour iternery around Penang. Thank you.

With wife and 7 year old daughtet I will be visiting Penang between 9th and 11th January, 2018. Please suggest me a budget package tour that covers almost all the important tourist spots of Penang for us on 10th January. And also the total cost for the same.